Major City Oklahoma City Top Tourist Sites The Gold Old Stone Mill near Stillwater because it was the only water powered mill in Oklahoma. Alabaster Caverns because it is the largest public gypsum cave in the country. Fort Washita, near Lake Fexana once provided protectoin for the Chickasaws against the Plain Indians.
State Symbols
Bird: Siccor-tailed flycatcher Flower: Mistletoe Nickname: Boomer State Motto: Labor Omnia Vinicit ("Labor Conqures All Thimgs") Famous or Fun Facts Chicken Fried steak is a local favorite in Ok. The first oil productin well in Oklahoma was drilled near Chelsea in 1889. That "Oklahoma" in Choctaw indian language means "Red People". Geography That Oklahoma has more than three hundred lakes and almost 23,000 miles of rivers and strems. Oklahoma has grass in the plain that can grow up to 8 feet. Oklahoma has four mountain ranges Wichitas, Arbuckles, Ouachitas , and the Ozarks. Climate
In general how ever the climate is temperate. The north is cooler, and the east, south are more humid, and the west is more dry. Tornadoes rip through the state every spring and summer.
Oklahoma City
Top Tourist Sites
The Gold Old Stone Mill near Stillwater because it was the only water powered mill in Oklahoma. Alabaster Caverns because it is the largest public gypsum cave in the country. Fort Washita, near Lake Fexana once provided protectoin for the Chickasaws against the Plain Indians.
State Symbols
Bird:
Siccor-tailed flycatcher
Flower:
Mistletoe
Nickname:
Boomer State
Motto:
Labor Omnia Vinicit ("Labor Conqures All Thimgs")
Famous or Fun Facts
Chicken Fried steak is a local favorite in Ok. The first oil productin well in Oklahoma was drilled near Chelsea in 1889. That "Oklahoma" in Choctaw indian language means "Red People".
Geography
That Oklahoma has more than three hundred lakes and almost 23,000 miles of rivers and strems. Oklahoma has grass in the plain that can grow up to 8 feet. Oklahoma has four mountain ranges Wichitas, Arbuckles, Ouachitas , and the Ozarks.
Climate
In general how ever the climate is temperate. The north is cooler, and the east, south are more humid, and the west is more dry. Tornadoes rip through the state every spring and summer.